http://gffirefly.com Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Two environmental groups on Monday sued the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, alleging the state has failed to limit greenhouse gas emissions in an air permit for a coal-fired power plant planned east of Great Falls." "In a ruling in a separate case involving carbon controls, which also was filed Monday, ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/07/01/can-precedent-be-retroactive/  "I received a response yesterday from the City Clerk.  As you can see, according to the City of Great Falls, the City has not contributed $2,000,000.00 in capital to SME, but has contributed $2,049,409.58. The most recent entry on the documents is 2/14/07. So we will say that after that wire ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/06/27/so-what-about-the-other-stuff/ Last week, in response to a couple comments on the Tribune forums, GeeGuy put up this post. I didn't notice the good Captain in the responses, so I decided to gently query him, on the Trib site, for the basis of his apparent dislike of our intrepid blogger. After a couple of ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/06/22/to-the-enviro-insane-out-there/ But I have been thinking about this question I was asked. "Just curious--FF--why do you like living in GF and how can we continue to attract people who want to move here?" I have many memories of good times in Great Falls. Visiting the shops and stores downtown as a child, a ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/06/21/i-have-been-a-lazy-blogger-lately/      “WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Permit No. 3423-00 is remanded for a thorough top-down BACT analysis of PM2.5 of the CFB boiler. A surrogate analysis for PM2.5 is not acceptable. A top-down BACT analysis conforming to the NSR Manual will be deemed to be sufficiently thorough.” This permit requires that ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/06/08/board-of-environmental-review/ Originally posted Thursday, February 09, 2006.   A bit perturbed with the eldest child on this snowy morn I decided to drive about a bit and see what I could see. Across the bridge and down by the river I got an excellent photo of the Milwaukee Station, snow on the roof, evergreens ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/06/06/identity/ "At this point, city officials are wondering whether they should continue to stay the course or jump ship as an active supporter of the power plant's development. Doyon said he simply wants to take "a fresh look" at the city's involvement in the power plant project. He said his primary concern is ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/05/17/better-late/ So I am curious about something. Off premise signs. Noticed a couple on 10th. The only kind of off premise signs mentioned in the sign code are directional. Does that mean only directional off premise signs are allowed? Are off premise signs allowed without regulation if they are not directional? ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/05/13/signs-signs-everywhere-are-signs/ Don't get me wrong. I did not post this to get "anyone" to show up here. I have no expectation of that. I posted it because I have given up hope! I did want to make a point however, and I think when people who may not have been reading blogs in ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/05/08/quick-addendum/ someone didn't like my post. Wah. It is probably very uncivil of me to dare to say that. Once again - Wahhh. Honestly, I took no offense at someone criticizing what I wrote. I did take offense at the implication that my post was in any way negative to David, better known as ... http://gffirefly.com/2008/05/07/ok-so/